| Acronym | Meaning |
| SEU | Single Event Upset (in Spacecraft Power Systems) |
| LARVA | Light-absorption Ratio Variation Approach |
| NERAC | New England Research Applications Center |
| BCF | Bulked Continuous-filament |
| LADD | Lifetime Average Daily Dose |
| MWTA | Medical Waste Tracking Act |
| ORAM | Optical Random Access Memory |
| GHL | Generalized Heitler-London |
| SIBFA | Sum (of) Interactions Between Fragments (computed) Ab Initio |
| ISAS | Japanese Institute Of Space And Astronomical Science |